Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties.
Dr. Mirkin's latest book is The Healthy Heart Miracle, published by HarperCollins. He wrote the chapter on sports injuries for the Merck Manual (both lay and physicians' editions), the largest selling book worldwide with over one million copies in print. His daily short features on fitness have been heard on CBS Radio News stations since the 1970's. He has written 16 books including The Sportsmedicine Book, the best-selling book on the subject that has been translated into many languages.
Dr. Mirkin is a graduate of Harvard University and Baylor University College of Medicine. A Boston native, Dr. Mirkin did his residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and over the years he has served as a Teaching Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, and Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has run more than forty marathons and is now a serious tandem bicycle rider with his wife, nutritionist Diana Mirkin.
Articles by this Author
Breast Enlargement Products are Scams
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 01/2/2006
- Beauty
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Don't waste your money on creams that are supposed to enlarge your breasts. Eighty-five percent of a woman's breast is fat, so the only way to make your breasts larger is to make you fatter, but most women don't want to gain weight. Here's why the products don't work.
Fit Teens Become Healthy Adults
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 01/1/2006
- Teens
- Unrated
A study from Finland shows that teenagers who are out of shape are at increased risk for having high blood pressure later in life. If you exercise regularly when you are young, you will be more likely to continue exercising regularly when you are older which can prolong your life.
Premature Ejaculation Can Be Treated
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 01/1/2006
- Men's Issues
- Unrated
Men who came to a urology clinic with a chief complaint of premature ejaculation had the same time to ejaculation as normal men who had no such complaint. The study showed that premature ejaculators do not understand human physiology. They think that they are inadequate because their female partners do not come to climax with conventional penile-vaginal lovemaking.
Fiber Soluble and Insoluble You Need Both
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 01/1/2006
- Nutrition
- Unrated
You should eat at least 30 grams of fiber per day, and the average North American gets only 11 grams. There's very little fiber in the typical diet of hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken and coke. Foods made from animal products never have any fiber, and processed foods made from grains, vegetables or fruit frequently have most of the fiber removed. How can YOU get enough of both kinds?
Leading Cause of Death in Women Prevented with Exercise
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 12/31/2005
- Women's Issues
- Unrated
Women who exercised 12 months a year during high school years were more than twice as likely to exercise when they became middle aged and were also almost half as likely to suffer a heart attack as women who did not exercise in later life. So if you have young daughters, encourage them to start an exercise program that they can keep the rest of their lives. If you are a middle-aged woman and are not exercising regularly, get started now.
Cross Country has High Injury Rate
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 12/31/2005
- Running
- Unrated
Cross country running has the highest rate of injuries of all high school sports. The injury rate is even higher for girls than for boys. The extremely high injury rate is caused by asking runners to train and race in the same week.
Sports Injuries Can Be Forever
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 12/29/2005
- Exercise
- Unrated
Many sports injuries cause a progressive permanent osteoarthritis that will prevent a person from exercising to cause the very diseases that a regular exercise program is supposed to prevent. A twisted ankle can change an active person into a sedentary one. A torn anterior cruciate ligament or meniscus of the knee has a greater than 50 percent chance of causing permanent pain within five years, regardless of the treatment.
Stretching Can Make You a Better Athlete
- By Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
- Published 12/26/2005
- Exercise
- Unrated
There is no good evidence that stretching prevents sports injuries. However, stretching can make you a better athlete. Competitive athletes need to stretch to makes muscles and tendons longer and more flexible. A longer muscle can exert a greater torque on a joint to help you run faster, lift heavier, throw further and jump higher.